This weeks topic is who really needs a flu shot.  Since spring and early summer, the government and drug companies have been ramping up a vaccine against swine flu....question is who really needs it?

 

This year not surprisingly, health experts have new recommendations on who should get a flu vaccination.  Health officials are saying YUP, no exceptions....EVERYONE NEEDS a Flu vaccination.  What's up with that?   Well for one, there is a huge quantity of vaccine on hand....and I guess the government just doesn't want to waste any more of it's taxpayer money.

 

Flu season is always a guessing game whereupon governements and drug companies must predict which flu will be most prevalent and how much vaccine to have on hand in order to stave off potential pandemics.

 

Outside the U.S., where vaccines are not as plentiful, healthcare workers and young children are given priority.

 

With respect to actual virology reports of the Swine Flu, the facts are: the worst impact of the virun is on people with other chronic health problems such as: asthma, diabetes, cancer and AIDS/HIV, anemia, kidney disease, or are on immune suppressive drugs due to an organ transplant for instance..  Pregnant women, the elderly, 65+, and overweight people seem also to be more susceptible to this virus.

 

Because the flu virus is grown inside eggs, people with egg allergies should not receive a flu shot.

 

If you are a caregiver to young children or an elderly relative,or other high risk individual, it is sometimes recommended to have a flu shot in order to protect them.

 

In terms of actual illness, the H1N1 virus has proven to be much less deadly than feared. Also, the actual vaccine available may not do much or anything with regard to the current strain of virus. ALso, another flu may turn out to be more problematic than the swine flu.

 

I certainly do not believe everone needs a flu shot. Certainly,  high risk individuals should discuss the pros and cons with their healthcare providers.  People living in nursing homes or college campuses in marginal health may be good candidates as may high risk pregnant women, and certainly immune compromised people and those with underlying chronic illness who could die from the flu virus.

 

I think the rest of us will do fine by taking care of ourselves, and our immune systems.

Please call or stop in should you wish to discuss ways to boost your immune system.

 

Life is complicated enough...without complications.

 

Best, Taryn DeCicco, ND, CCN, LDN, MS, LAc

Certified: naturopath, nutritionist, and acupuncturist

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Next week we'll discuss new information regarding the second most common form of cancer in the United States...See you next week.

 

Best of Health!

 

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